v .
to exaggerate ; to cause to appear greater ; to increase (something) in power, reputation, wealth, etc. 과장하다 ; 더 크게 보이게 하다 ; 권력이나 명예나 부 등등에 있어서 뭔가를 증가시키다

• Michele couldn't describe the achievements of her company without aggrandizing them. That was too bad, because the company's achievements were substantial enough to stand on their own, without exaggeration.
• To be self-aggrandizing is to aggressively increase one's position, power, reputation, or wealth, always with a distinctly negative connotation.
  self-aggrandizing 은 언제나 부정적인 의미를 내포하는 것으로, 적극적으로 자신의 지위나 권력, 명예나 부 따위를 확대한다는 뜻이다.
• Harry doesn't really need thirty bathrooms ; building that big house was merely an act of self-aggrandizement.